[Davisgig] Recently in Community Networks... Week of 1/24

Tue Jan 24 16:41:52 PST 2017

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The coverage of Virginia's anti-municipal broadband bill (HB 2108) (https://muninetworks.org/tags/va-hb-2108?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) continues, we examine a report on race and the digital divide (https://muninetworks.org/content/free-press-report-examines-race-and-digital-divide?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) from Free Press, and discuss a Minnesota Co-op's attempt to bolster local economic development (https://muninetworks.org/content/rural-co-op-fiber-draws-new-business-bolsters-established-firms-mn?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) .
https://muninetworks.org/content/byrons-conflicts-va-how-deep-do-they-go?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Byron's Conflicts In VA: How Deep Do They Go? (https://muninetworks.org/content/byrons-conflicts-va-how-deep-do-they-go?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

Conflicts of interest have been front and center in federal politics this election cycle, but there is another place where we see a grey cloud of impropriety: the Virginia General Assembly. More specifically, above the head of Republican Delegate Kathy Byron, who last week introduced HB 2108 (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-bills-block-munis-start-mo-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) , the “Broadband Deployment Act.”

Policy Payola?

We noticed Byron is inclined to accept sizable campaign donations from big cable and DSL corporate friends, but Phil Dampier’s excellent article on Stop the Cap! (http://stopthecap.com/2017/01/19/virginia-scammed-industry-ghostwritten-broadband-ban-bill/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  took a deeper look at her dubious connections. Tracing campaign dollars from state legislators who sponsor these bills back to companies like Verizon ($36,100 for Byron), Comcast ($3,000), AT&T ($9,250), and CenturyLink ($3,500) is no surprise. Finding similar connections to their state lobbying groups such as the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association is also typical (a generous $15,000). For people like Dampier and us, it's kind of par for the course.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/byrons-conflicts-va-how-deep-do-they-go?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/free-press-report-examines-race-and-digital-divide?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Free Press Report Examines Race And The Digital Divide (https://muninetworks.org/content/free-press-report-examines-race-and-digital-divide?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

In December 2016, the Free Press released the extensive report Digital Denied: The Impact of Systemic Racial Discrimination on Home-Internet Adoption (http://www.freepress.net/sites/default/files/resources/digital_denied_free_press_report_december_2016.pdf?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) . In the 225-page document, Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner dove into the numbers on race and the digital divide

The report provides a qualitative analysis of the digital divide's disproportionate impact people of color (http://www.freepress.net/press-release/107701/free-press-report-exposes-impact-of-systemic-racism-on-internet-adoption?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) . Turner provides a number of policy solutions addressing both home Internet access and mobile Internet access.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/free-press-report-examines-race-and-digital-divide?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/rural-co-op-fiber-draws-new-business-bolsters-established-firms-mn?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Rural Co-op Fiber Draws New Business, Bolsters Established Firms In MN (https://muninetworks.org/content/rural-co-op-fiber-draws-new-business-bolsters-established-firms-mn?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

High-quality connectivity from the local cooperative is attracting economic development to rural Minnesota. Consolidated Telecommunications Company (https://www.connectctc.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  (CTC), began developing a fiber-optic network in the Brainerd area in the early 2000s; as the cooperative has expanded the network, businesses are getting fast, affordable, reliable connectivity.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/rural-co-op-fiber-draws-new-business-bolsters-established-firms-mn?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/kitsap-residents-demand-fiber-and-get-it-community-broadband-bits-podcast-237?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Kitsap Residents Demand Fiber - And Get it - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 237 (https://muninetworks.org/content/kitsap-residents-demand-fiber-and-get-it-community-broadband-bits-podcast-237?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

When we first learned of the Lookout Lane fiber-optic project (https://muninetworks.org/content/connectivity-kitsap-lud-lookout-lane?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  in the Kitsap Public Utility District (http://www.kpud.org/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  in Washington, we knew we wanted to learn more. Kitsap PUD General Manager Bob Hunter and Telecommunications Superintendent Paul Avis join us for episode 237 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
...Listen to the podcast... (https://muninetworks.org/content/kitsap-residents-demand-fiber-and-get-it-community-broadband-bits-podcast-237?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/local-national-media-eyes-hb-2108-va-legislature?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Local, National Media Eyes On HB 2108 In VA Legislature (https://muninetworks.org/content/local-national-media-eyes-hb-2108-va-legislature?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

When Delegate Kathy Byron introduced HB 2108 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2108&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) , cheekily titled the “Broadband Deployment Act,” she might have not have expected so much attention from local and national reporters. Local media outlets, especially in areas directly threatened by the bill, are alerting constituents about threats to improve local connectivity. National news is also covering the story, describing how Virginia communities that can't get high-quality connectivity from national providers could fall victim to big cable and DSL lobbyists if HB 2108 passes. Constituents are taking notice, but the legislative session is just getting started in Virginia.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/local-national-media-eyes-hb-2108-va-legislature?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/moving-forward-remember-past-local-government-resolutions?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Moving Forward, Remember Past Local Government Resolutions (https://muninetworks.org/content/moving-forward-remember-past-local-government-resolutions?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

We have already seen Virginia and Missouri take up legislation (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-bills-block-munis-start-mo-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  to preempt local control and deter municipal networks. Although bearing innocuous names such as the “Virginia Broadband Deployment Act,” these bills stifle competition instead of empowering communities.
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/moving-forward-remember-past-local-government-resolutions?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/press-kit-va-bill-information-your-fingertips?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Press Kit on VA Bill: Information At Your Fingertips (https://muninetworks.org/content/press-kit-va-bill-information-your-fingertips?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

Proponents of better connectivity in Virginia are setting off alarms about HB 2108 (https://muninetworks.org/content/state-bills-block-munis-start-mo-va?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625) , a bill that will effectively bar municipal networks and prevent local communities from working with private sector partners. In order to educate the public about the miseries this bill will present, Friends of Municipal Broadband (http://www.friendsofmunicipalbroadband.com/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  developed a press kit (http://www.friendsofmunicipalbroadband.com/press-kit/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  with materials to help spread the word.
...See the press kit... (https://muninetworks.org/content/press-kit-va-bill-information-your-fingertips?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-23-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625

Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 23 (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-23-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

California
SF's model for citywide gigabit-speed Internet service could come by June (http://www.sfexaminer.com/sfs-model-citywide-gigabit-speed-internet-service-come-june/?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  by Joshua Sabatini, San Francisco Examiner

Colorado
Colorado Governor joins the battle to bring better broadband to rural America (https://www.cedmagazine.com/news/2017/01/colorado-governor-joins-battle-bring-better-broadband-rural-america?mc_cid=292d8a72cf&mc_eid=2910c7b52b&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  by Laura Hamilton, CED Magazine

Illinois
Shelby County, Ill., looks to boost broadband speeds (http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/Shelby-County-Ill-Looks-to-Boost-Broadband-Speeds.html?mc_cid=6771247896&mc_eid=2910c7b52b&utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)  by Stan Polanski, Government Technology
...Read the article... (https://muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-media-roundup-january-23-0?utm_source=Community+Broadband+Networks+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=3f04ad76b3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171bbbcade-3f04ad76b3-82753625)

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